Garment pressing board



' June 30, 1942.- A. ARABIA GARMENT PRESSING BOARD Filed April 11, 1940 An geloAfa'bia:

ATTORNEYS Patented June 30, 1942 UETED ST PATENT QFFICE 4 Claims.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in ironing boards.

Another object of my invention is to provide an ironing board that is uniquely constructed in a manner to permit the same to receive a garment, such as a dress, for its entire length, the adjuncts of theboard being associated therewith in a manner to offer no projecting parts to catch and tear the garments.

Yet another object of my invention is to provide an ironing board of the above-mentioned character that is light in weight and which may be readily placed upon a supporting table, or the like, when in use, and which will occupya minimum of space when packed for shipping or otherwise not in actual use.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawing, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals are employ-ed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective View illustrating an ironing board embodying my invention resting upon a suitable supporting object,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same,

Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2, V

Figure 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of one end of the ironing board, and showing parts in section and parts broken away in a manner to illustrate the association of the pivoted arms with the ironing board, and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 2.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration, is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral l0 designates an ironing board in its entirety mounted on a suitable framework H which in turn may be supported on any suitable structure, such as the table l2, or the like.

The ironing board I!) comprises an elongated panel having spaced parallel longitudinal edges I 3 and I 4 provided for their entire length with grooves I5 and Hi. The rearward end I! of the panel extends transversely of the side edges and the forward end thereof is inwardly tapered, as at I8.

The supporting framework l l comprises a pair of spaced vertically disposed U-shaped members 19 and 29 including upper arms 2| and 22, the free ends of which are integrally connected by a cross bar 23 and lower arms 24 and 25, the free ends of which are integrally connected by a cross bar 26. The panel is positioned with the bottom face 21 thereof resting upon the upper arms 2! and 22 and cross bar 23, whereby the screws 28, or the like, may extend through the panel and into the said upper arms and cross bar to fixedly associate the panel therewith. As clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the forward end of the panel extends a substantial distance forwardly of the supporting framework. The framework is preferably constructed from a solid steel rod and the upper and lower arms thereof are strengthened by vertical posts 29 the ends of which are welded, or otherwise secured thereto.

A cover 39 of a suitable flexible sheet material is stretched over the upper surface 3! of the panel and with the marginal edges thereof overhanging the side edges of the panel. The panel is provided with a plurality of vertical bores 32 which open through the upper'and lower faces thereof the upper ends being normally closed by the cover. The bor'es permit air to have access to the bottom surface of the cover at spaced intervals and act to keep the same free from dampness caused by the steam irons used in pressing operations.

I have provided means for maintaining the cover tautly stretched across the upper face of the panel, which means'comprises a pair of arms 33 and 34 formed with right-angularly disposed ends 35 and 36 journaled within the bearings 31 and 38 extending from the end ll of the panel. The arms are mounted to swing about a horizontal axis and each of the jcurnaled ends of the arms are formed with annular collars 39 and 49 which limit the horizontal movement of the arms inwardly of the board but permit the same to be freely movable in a direction away therefrom. The extremities of the journaled ends of the arms extend slightly inwardly of the brackets and are flattened, as at ll, to receive the coil spring 42, and a tubular sleeve d3 has its opposite ends snugly but slidably fitted to the portion of the arm extending inwardly of the brackets in a manner to enclose the same and the connecting spring 42.

As illustrated in the drawing, the arms normally extend along the side edges of the panel exteriorly of the overhanging marginal edges of the cover in a manner to firmly wedge the same within the grooves l5 and IS. The resilient action of the coil spring 42 will continuously act to urge the arms in the direction of the board and into the grooves to hold the cloth against displacement. The free ends of the arm are beveled, as at 44, in a manner to merge smoothly with the side edges of the board and to offer no projecting parts to snag or tear a garment when the same is drawn onto the ironing board.

I have found it convenient though not necessary to detachably secure the free ends of the arm to the board, and for this purpose I have provided recesses 45 in the longitudinal edges of the bores adjacent the forward ends of the grooves I5 and IS. A metal plate 46 having a screw-threaded opening 41 is disposed within the recess, which opening registers with a pocket 48 in the panel and receives the screw 49 extending through the end of the arm. As clearly illustrated in Figure 6, the heads of the screws are received by countersunk openings in the arms whereby no parts thereof will project beyond the surface of the arms.

It may thus be seen that the arms will normally firmly wedge the overhanging marginal edge of the cover into the grooves of the panel in a manner to maintain the cover tautly stretched across the board. The free ends of the arms are fixedly, but detachably, connected to the sides of the panel and the resilient action of the coil spring 42 at the pivoted ends thereof will prevent the arms from being laterally displaced from the board. When it is desired to remove a used cover and to replace the same with a new one, the screws 49 may be removed and the arms moved laterally away from the edges of the panel to release the marginal edge of the cover and pivoted to the dotted line position in Figure 2. When a new cover has been fitted to the board, the arms may be pivoted to their initial position within the grooves l5 and I6 and secured therein in the manner hereinabove described.

The association of the parts are compactly arranged in a manner to occupy a minimum of '1 space and whereby no parts will project from the board in a manner to prevent a garment, such as a dress, or the like, from being pulled onto the board preparatory to the pressing operation.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention, or scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An ironing board comprising an elongated panel having grooved longitudinal edges, means to support the panel spaced above a supporting surface, a cover stretched over the upper surface of the panel and with the lateral marginal edges thereof overhanging the panel, arms pivoted to rock about a horizontal axis at one end of the panel and extending along the longitudinal edges thereof, and spring means connecting the pivoted ends of the arms and urging the same in the direction of the panel and into the said longitudinal grooves to wedge the marginal edges of the cover therein, the said cover being released by moving the arms outwardly against the resilient action of the spring means and pivoting the same out of alignment with the longitudinal edges of the board.

2. An ironing board including an elongated panel having grooved longitudinal edges, a flexible sheet material covering the panel and overhanging the longitudinal edges thereof, arms arranged at opposite sides of the panel having one end thereof pivotally mounted at one end of the panel, and spring means connecting the pivoted ends of the arms resiliently acting thereon to urge the arms in the direction of the panel so that the same will seat within the longitudinal grooves and firmly wedge the overhanging margins of the sheet material therein, release of the cover being effected by the expedient of moving the arms out of the grooves against the resilient action of the said spring means and pivoting the same to a position out of alignment with the edges of the board.

3. An ironing board including an elongated panel having grooved longitudinal edges, a flexible sheet material covering the panel and overhanging the longitudinal edges thereof, arms pivoted at one end of the panel to rock about a horizontal axis, said arms extending along the opposite longitudinal edges of the panel, spring means connecting the pivoted ends of the arms to resiliently urge the arms in the direction of the panel and into the grooves to firmly wedge the overhanging margins of the flexible material therein, and means removably associated with the free swinging ends of the arms to fixedly secure the same to the longitudinal edges of the panel and within the said grooves.

4. An ironing board including an elongated panel having grooved longitudinal edges, a flexible sheet material covering the panel and overhanging the longitudinal edges thereof, arms slidably and pivotally mounted to rock about a horizontal axis at one end of the panel, and spring means connecting the arms at their pivoted end, said spring means urging the arms in the direction of the panel and into the grooves to firmly wedge the overhanging margins of the sheet material therein, but permitting movement of the arms in a direction away from the panel whereby the same may be pivoted to a position out of engagement therewith to release the marginal edges of the said sheet material.

ANGELO ARABIA. 

